News Briefs – Page 317
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Sports Direct International, the British parent company of the eponymous...
Sports Direct International, the British parent company of the eponymous sports retail chain and other properties including Karrimor, has agreed in principle with creditors that it will purchase Eastern Outfitters, the American company that owns 86 stores operating as Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) and Bob's Stores, instead of going through ...
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In a conference call with financial analysts ahead of the...
In a conference call with financial analysts ahead of the release of its first-quarter financial results later this month, GoPro promised to cut its operating expenses this year by $200 million through various measures including the elimination of 270 jobs, or about 17 percent of its staff. The company, which ...
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Another minority shareholder of Deckers Brands has called for a...
Another minority shareholder of Deckers Brands has called for a sale of the company, charging that it has underperformed in the past three to five years. Mountain Capital Partners, which owns 3.3 percent of the equity, complained in particular about poor capital allocation decisions by Deckers' management, adding that there ...
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Bergzeit, the German multichannel outdoor retailer, has acquired Outdoor Broker,...
Bergzeit, the German multichannel outdoor retailer, has acquired Outdoor Broker, an online retailer based in Munich that specializes in selling closeout merchandise. Outdoor Broker works with the so-called “liveshopping” concept, implying that a new auction starts every day at noon and remains available for about 2-7 days. The remaining quantities ...
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Samsonite has agreed to acquire eBags, a U.S.-based online retailer...
Samsonite has agreed to acquire eBags, a U.S.-based online retailer for travel bags, for $105 million in cash. The takeover coincides with indications that Samsonite wants to push the growth of its own e-commerce operations globally. Separately, the parent company of Gregory Mountain Products and High Sierra announced that it ...
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Grifone, a Spanish brand of outerwear that is regarded as...
Grifone, a Spanish brand of outerwear that is regarded as a local version of Moncler, is reportedly looking again for new investors. Its sales were last reported at €2.1 million in 2011, down from a peak of €6 million around 2010, and they have probably gone down further lately following ...
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A total of 285 employees participated benefitted from the latest...
A total of 285 employees participated benefitted from the latest share incentive program of Amer Sports, receiving a total 1,313,386 treasury shares in the group, representing 1.11 percent of its equity. Amer listed among the participants various senior managers: Robert Barker, Michael Dowse, Sebastian Lund, Bernard Millaud, Jean-Marc Pambet, Kaisa ...
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Zhejiang Haers Vacuum Containers, the Chinese company that bought Sigg...
Zhejiang Haers Vacuum Containers, the Chinese company that bought Sigg Switzerland Bottles a year ago, appointed a new chief executive for the Swiss-based supplier of drink bottles, Antonio Villacampa, last December. Reports indicate that the previous CEO, Stefan Ludewig, left Sigg over differences about its strategic orientation. Villacampa is a ...
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Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder....
Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder. He comes from VF Corp. , where he spent nine years as area manager for Germany and Central Europe and then three years as international sales manager for Smartwool. Based at Icebreaker's European office in Munich, Heyderreplaces Ibrahim Can, who ...
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Stefan Bernard, who was the German country manager for Garmin...
Stefan Bernard, who was the German country manager for Garmin between the end of 2011 and the end of 2015, will be in charge of strategy and sales and marketing operations for Hoka One One and Teva across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will be based in London. ...
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Schöffel has a new person in charge of the product...
Schöffel has a new person in charge of the product management division, Stefan Späth, succeeding German Käsmeier who is leaving the company after 12 years by mutual agreement. He will report directly to the chief executive, Peter Schöffel. Späth worked for 11 years in purchasing and sales for Sport Förg, ...
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Damien McConville will be the new country manager of Haglöfs...
Damien McConville will be the new country manager of Haglöfs in the U.K. as of May 2, focusing on retail buying, merchandising and product management. Most recently he served as senior category manager at Scotmid, the British retail cooperative. He previously worked at Tiso, which is part of the JD ...
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Hilary Hartley has been appointed by Victorinox as president of...
Hilary Hartley has been appointed by Victorinox as president of North America. He will report to Patrick Hardy, who held the position before on an interim basis and who is now chief executive of the company in charge of global retail and e-commerce. Hartley worked for the last ten years ...
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On April 1 Jennifer G. Anderson became vice president and...
On April 1 Jennifer G. Anderson became vice president and treasurer of Vista Outdoor. She is taking the place of Thomas G. Sexton, vice president, controller and treasurer of the American group, who announced a few weeks ago his decision to retire, after a 31-year career. Anderson had worked under ...
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Jamie Marchbank has been appointed vice president of product at...
Jamie Marchbank has been appointed vice president of product at Eagle Creek. He served most recently as vice president of merchandising and design for Randa's accessories and luggage division, managing product development in the same sector for brands such as Columbia Sportswear, Nautica and Timberland. Prior to that, he led ...
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Christian Triquet, who has been most recently president of Merrell...
Christian Triquet, who has been most recently president of Merrell in Canada, will act as interim executive in charge of the Canadian market for Inov-8, the British footwear brand taken over by Descente two years ago. Triquet has been in the sporting goods industry for 30 years, working also for ...
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Bruno Sälzer has been elected chairman of the Amer Sports...
Bruno Sälzer has been elected chairman of the Amer Sports group's board of directors, as part of a new board of seven. Sälzer previously worked as chief executive for many years at Hugo Boss and Escada, and currently at Bench. He is also a supervisory board member at Lacoste Holding ...
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Polygiene has appointed Haymo Strubel, who previously worked for YKK...
Polygiene has appointed Haymo Strubel, who previously worked for YKK and Sympatex Technologies, as director of commercial operations for Europe. The company has also appointed a new technical director for textile applications, Paul Middleton, who comes from Courtaulds. Polygiene has announced a collaboration with 2XU for use of its odor-control ...
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An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global...
An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global operations, Joe Vernachio, will have the task of finding a new strategy to revamp Mountain Hardwear, the struggling brand of Columbia Sportswear. He has been hired to be the next president of the brand, starting on April 3. He will ...
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Buff has appointed Kristin Moynihan Greenbaum as director of sales...
Buff has appointed Kristin Moynihan Greenbaum as director of sales for its U.S. subsidiary. Moynihan has previously worked at Eddie Bauer, Starbucks, Unionbay and Coal Headwear. She has also served as vice-president of sales at Pow.
